Ten Commandments
Exodus
what can I say, I’m an old fart
Obviously an Old Fart (like me) who appreciates good movies. I would add Ben-Hur to that list.
I had a private conservation with Cecil DeMille in his hotel room right after The Ten Commandments came out.
I was a chaperon at a senior dance at this hotel and was on the mezzanine floor with some seniors and there was a door with a sign stating DeMille was in residence there. A senior knocked on the door and they fled, leaving me standing there. He opened the door and I made an apology for the knock on the door.
He invited me in and we had coffee and talked about the making of the Ten Commandments. He was speaking at a church in that city the next day and invited me to go, so I did.
He told me in our conservation that he tried to make the Ten Commandments as honestly as he could to tell the story as it happened.
Agreed. Every time the Ten Commandments are on its like a special event for me. It still has that special magic even after 50 years. I can only imagine how much it wowed the audiences when it was released in 1956.
“.. what can I say, I’m an old fart”.
No.. you are a man of distinguished taste. It’s all how you describe it! :)
I guess I am an old fart too. Ten Commandments and Exodus are also my favs